THE DEPORTED MSN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 26 February 1914, Page 5

THE DEPORTED MSN.

DECIDE TO LAND,

BAIN MAKES A STATEMENT.

REVIEW OF THE TROUBLE.

By Tdeera-rh—Freas Astodalioa-Sppyrigbii Uonddrij .February !24. Mr. A. Henderson, M.1 , ., and other Labour lenders, from a laniicli welcomed iho deported men, who arrived from Sotitli Africa yesterday by the Uingeiii. Mr, Baiji thanked tlieml Ho said ho and bis compatdeiis, acting on legal advice, roFaspd to leave tho ship. The captain refused to allow Labourites aboard. The latter sang "Tlw lied Flag," the deported moft joining in the droms. . Later Messrs, Henderson aiitl Bower* ■man were pefinjtted to boanl tlio Umgeni, awl induced thfc etoported tacu to fa nd.

Bain handed Mr. Hantaan a stale* incut reviewing the events i» comseeHflft v.-jth tilt* Sonfcli Afrßcrtu Labour tftntlkte; He said tire burgher force was almost, oirtiid.y composed of back-veldt Hows, wiso, in tlite fietmiston district. lia-d acted like BasbMtaoviksj riding cfanvn and arresting indiscriminately ef persons \vlw wv;i« not guilty of jMi.v crime. When tltc fl<*p»rf<h! men had teen placed mi ths> Uiftgom they B-erft kept in their capitis, with arined nieai inside and outside, tatil tho vessel had reached tin? threc-niilo I limit; then Major I'fi.nv stated that tliey I were t : o be dtrjiortcd to England by mj s-tJ-nctioiw Trnm tli<? Government,' and I that if they returned to South Africa j they Would lie arrested. The. captain j had teen histraried to pity them £3 I each on their arrival i» England, and I ho told tjrem that, "wJu-u the vessel passes the thwo-Hiilc limit you Arf.fras I riweii. , ' 'I'is.e doportetls jwotestei} against iJjp illegality, of tiic proefteduiifs. Thu statanwit adris: "It is bceatise tfi? right of access .U> alt the CoWts is rlenipd us thai \sr«; nppral to the people, nf Britain and the worlcei's of tlic world 1 , .) irelp'ijs to jM'ovmrl the Smith African t« : ovcrnii:ei.it usurpinp; tlw? .jildkial poitaws . of thf Ceiu'ts, and its ovWetit intpntieii to make South Afrira a Boer t-otaiy iuEtead of a British." Tile owners of tin , ITmgeiH are taking legal iitlvioe as tft their positwji. Jlisgivtnp.eKists in Ln-beiu - cii-cses roSjH'etiup; the Icgnlity of tlafi cwitritraIkms , fmitt uiiiois towards the east of. tnt-prUiniiig tlio deported liiciu The (lejinrtcd iiwii i'fhiswj to take , the £3 oacli offered tin behalf of tiio'Unicii Goversnnri.it. Tiwy lookeiJ tiroi! and worn, tmt were pleasod to land again. : A crowd cheered them and net'oifi- i pan red titjeiii to the lailway station., idfwe they «sntrain«l for London. a Their dceisioii to' land « _ as dec to j the- Labour J'art.r's iierKistent appeals antl premises to see...justice, done. It .is ] Hiulorstood ilte deported Jt.ifiUj having rnu'iio f.lieiv protest, dosivetl to -stev rcspect to the Britisji Lahmir Pai;t.v. SEVEN KOuiti"PARLI3YING. BtIMQTO OI~THE"SITUATION. (Ike. • I'obrtiarry 25, KM p.m.) irOtitlon, February 55. : '.t'li'T newspapers ■coitpwnt oil tho tiuiftoui- ol' sevwi liotti's of parleying resulting in tlio LaWjui , leaders pCTSWdinj* the deported men to (tbey tho captasn's orders.. Othei'ivise tjio elnhwiitc- r«Bop» ttaii arrntigeineiitt! \voiiW liftvo bten dis- -

After comptisncHte and iutroductory . spowites were eselianged bi-Uvoosi the Labour reprqsentativeSi iu a lauriclu and Hi© Uiligmrf, Mr. Baiji exjjhi.ined:, "We wore placed p'i the*' vessel against oiu , iv-islies, Jind wo' do not intend to lcftv.fi Tuitil. we; a.rc. taktsfi back • to ; South. Ai'rifca.'/ ... . ' Mr, Hosidurson urgfcd that ttio wliole :of the Jli'itish Jjabow itvoveiiieiit was expecting the party, hlit despite the fc> citAl ef tke Labour party's iiospitality, Mr. lirt.ii! was adntnjxnt, aiitl Mr. Hen(terson and Jib colleagvtos retiinsed to their hate! chagriwd. Latci' they rcfcuriMst and throw n letioi' aboard the li'lßgent embodying their DtßttiiKiits. This was without result, •■nut the' Labour representatives returned to (iravesDud in tiro launch. _ ■' Mcamrhpo a, lniniber of joTirnniists had chartered boats and sowed disjoiiitod hitorviews Over the ship's side. Finally Messrs. H*ndwsoa alitijjow , - fll'maii were allowed Aboanl hi Bj'dor to persuailo Mr. linm to leave the ship, \Yliqu tlw dlreci'-s suggested that tlio efforts had been fruitless,, Sir. Henderson p).o;ri«d for a little more time. ]Sveittttally he was successful, and the deported ;bmi loft ih<j ship carrying small hiimfcags a.ftd parcels, Tl.ro party are staying at. Grttfton Ilotol as tlie giMSsts of the Jjccijption Uoinwittoa. "BADLY SI'AGE-MANAGEj)." ANWHTNG IMPHESSIVE WAS DKOWNED IN FAHOE, (Bee. February %, 0.10 a.m.) l-ohd.on., li'ebnwry 25. Mi , . T'outsma states tl.iat k? was deported hcenuse lio would linvo won Gtnci'al Smuts's seat (Protoria JSaat) at the jieftorai clwtittn. Hβ denies that they attempted to form a. labour lepnblrc. I'ass-MiKcrs by ihs tTrngeni stetp tlmt tha deported saeii ware ye-ry clioerful on tho voyage, 'flits captajn treated tliem with tlw utmost enurtesy, ftuil thc-y llftd tho best food. They entered heartily into the deck gnmes, aftd. frequently Sftng militant sivurs, wafcliiftg iha diets until lato at nivfab. IVy appeared to ho well suppli(id with money. The. ".Daily Chroiiieio" snys that the landing of rjic iteported men was Ijadly stage-roaHaßcd, and 9i);vf.hiiigirnpw.ssiFO was drowned in fnree, Tho i-ttslt of erai-Mc-iit- LabriUi' lenders to Gf-ips-eucl Was not dignified, the ifcportctr men stri'kiiiK a lioToie attitude iM'id then climbing dfliVn in order ta partake .ef tho fatted ciiU-es was aai uhrehertrsed. abstittlity. Nevertheless tlio prolilem is serious.

INDEMNITY BILL. ASSEMBLY gm^TiaOUGHOUT THE NIGHT. .: Gape town, February 24. Tho Unkm Assembly littft an' atl-night sitting on the Indemnity Bill, the sec* ontl rWluitf of which was carriod by OS votes to 11. General Kirmts, Dcfcncp Minister, .replying to Mr. Crcsswell's- acMisatimi that the Government had ordeivsd its censorship mstnictio-iw to he burned, stated t.hftt lie had telegraphed to Pretoria nn FAnrnry 16 an ar-der to bitrtt a secret ctoctUHcufc μ-om the War Ofliea Hating to twain iflsittors of world* v.klti impoctaiico. Wlien new iankectinns wore issued tlw* bM docireioiit litre] tft be burned. The Guveriunoat inteu.d----r-'t! to ondeiivovtr to tawe the jnsrSau who had revealed tho matter-, awl : l).n nml)os«d t-a move far n Soloet Coratn'ittcci ti) inquifo ns to the sourfio of 3iV|\ Omssiiveli's inforw-itbtt rcgnwlhiK. the burning, GuiWsra) Slnuts eenelmled by 'c]ecl:iins» tlwt lite italic gii»TMitPo of liberlv wiis I'oi'fe. A TWS has lipoh int-rmliwswJ in tTio Asssmlsl.v iM'flvulina; tor sjwcM loavs? awl oxt-ra pay fot , loyal railway nwu and tiiiina; stridors one a.iul a half days' pivv for every day Uip.v wore crii slril«'.